Keys to spiritual maturity: Motivation (Part 5)
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? This is the question we all need to ask ourselves. The Bible tells us that God weighs or examines our motives. Proverbs 16:2 All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord. Living Translation: People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines […]
Keys to spiritual maturity: Motivation (Part 5)
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU? This is the question we all need to ask ourselves. The Bible tells us that God weighs or examines our motives. Proverbs 16:2 All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, but motives are weighed by the Lord. Living Translation: People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines…
Keys to spiritual maturity: Motivation (Part 4)
WRONG MOTIVES BLOCK GOD’S ANSWERS This is such a challenging concept. God is so concerned about our motives that if He sees they are not correct it causes a blockage that can make Heaven seem far away. Have you ever prayed and felt like your prayers are bouncing off the ceiling? Perhaps this has got […]
Keys to spiritual maturity: Motivation (Part 4)
WRONG MOTIVES BLOCK GOD’S ANSWERS This is such a challenging concept. God is so concerned about our motives that if He sees they are not correct it causes a blockage that can make Heaven seem far away. Have you ever prayed and felt like your prayers are bouncing off the ceiling? Perhaps this has got…
Keys to spiritual maturity: Motivation (Part 3)
WHAT MOTIVATES US IS IMPORTANT TO GOD! Our motivation and the motives for why we do things are important to God. God takes note of these motives in our hearts. He examines and He weighs and He exposes these motives. We may think we will get away with it, but God is watching closely. This […]
Keys to spiritual maturity: Motivation (Part 3)
WHAT MOTIVATES US IS IMPORTANT TO GOD! Our motivation and the motives for why we do things are important to God. God takes note of these motives in our hearts. He examines and He weighs and He exposes these motives. We may think we will get away with it, but God is watching closely. This…
Keys to spiritual maturity: Motivation (Part 2)
BASIC HUMAN MOTIVATIONS There are some basic human motivations. These include the following: security, acceptance and significance. In a sense we are all looking for these three aspects. Security – we want to feel secure. Our actions will move us towards a place of security. We may achieve this through studies in order to provide […]
Keys to spiritual maturity: Motivation (Part 2)
BASIC HUMAN MOTIVATIONS There are some basic human motivations. These include the following: security, acceptance and significance. In a sense we are all looking for these three aspects. Security – we want to feel secure. Our actions will move us towards a place of security. We may achieve this through studies in order to provide…
Keys to spiritual maturity: Motivation (Part 1)
What motivates you? Things that we are passionate about will be the things that motivate us. Motives are the secret aims or purposes of our hearts. We need to examine and scrutinize those things that motivate us and make sure that they are the right things so that we don’t end up chasing things that […]
Keys to spiritual maturity: Motivation (Part 1)
What motivates you? Things that we are passionate about will be the things that motivate us. Motives are the secret aims or purposes of our hearts. We need to examine and scrutinize those things that motivate us and make sure that they are the right things so that we don’t end up chasing things that…